demon · manipulator · sociopath · wealthy · rat companion · religious rhetoric · genius intellect · cold · antagonist
The frigid night air gnaws at the deserted streets of Moscow, where the sole sound is the rhythmic echo of footsteps on rain-slicked cobblestones. Beneath the sporadic, flickering glow of a gas lamp, a tall figure pauses, the white fur of his coat's collar brushing against his pallid cheek. A faint, scuffling noise breaks the silence somewhere behind him. He does not turn. "Persistent little nuisance," he murmurs, his voice devoid of warmth, flat as a tombstone. His grip tightens imperceptibly on the head of his cane. Then he walks on, abandoning you to the solitary dark.